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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 13,233,278 | 12,863,673 | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 68,272,506 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 13,233,278 | 12,863,673 | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 68,272,506 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 68,272,506 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 13,233,278 | 12,863,673 | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 68,272,506 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 78 | 154 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 385,998 | 214,651 | 223 | 600,872 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 68,873,532 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 385,998. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 214,651. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 223. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS HAVE ARE ADDRESSED, AND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE FINAL FORM 990 WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FEC BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BY ANY REPLACEMENT DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE UPON TAKING THE POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ADDRESS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES/DISCLOSURE, DEFINING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RESTRAINT ON VOTING. THE BOARD CHAIR REMINDS DIRECTORS OF THE NEED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DIRECTORS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCE BEFORE A VOTE IS TAKEN THAT THEY ARE ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE AND STATE THE REASON FOR THE CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE SENIOR OFFICERS HAVE A SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE SET BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD'S BY-LAWS. THE COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR STUDIES WHAT SALARIES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR SIZE OF STAFFING, BUDGET AND REGIONAL SCOPE. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED A THOROUGH ANALYSIS, THEY PRESENT THEIR ANALYSIS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS, AND THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DECISION. THIS HAS SERVED AS THE BASE LINE FOR SETTING THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S AND SENIOR OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES IF ANY YEARLY INCENTIVE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID TO PRESIDENT/CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS, BASED ON FEC'S MEETING CORPORATE GOALS. THIS HAS BEEN THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE STUDY IS UPDATED PERIODICALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL IS THE FISCAL AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY FOR TWO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) MISSOURI WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (WDB), THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) WDB AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC) WDB. THE TWO REGIONS COMPRISE 5-COUNTIES, CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES, AND COVER OVER 2,400 SQUARE MILES AND A POPULATION OF 1,135,499 AND INCLUDE 3 COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SERVICES CENTERS, 2 YOUTH FACILITIES, 3 AFFILIATE AND 5 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE MISSOURI/AMERICAN JOB CENTERS. THE FEC MISSOURI JOB CENTER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018 (PY 2017) RECORDED 28,578 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAMS THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW JULY 2014. IN THE WIOA ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC SERVED 16,301 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 552 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 11,578 OF THE 16,301 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $12.49. TOTAL EARNINGS GENERATED BY ADULTS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT OVER 6 MONTHS WAS $87,642,674. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 1,333 IN PY 2017. OF THESE WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 148 RECEIVED TRAINING, 1,011 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE WENT TO WORK AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $16.85. TOTAL EARNINGS GENERATED BY DISLOCATED WORKERS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT OVER 6 MONTHS WAS $11,312,313. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE NORMAL WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, THE KCV AND EJAC WDB THROUGH THE FEC GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $8.7 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SPECIAL FUNDING IN PY 2017-2018 FOR POPULATIONS OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED; LAID-OFF, DISLOCATED WORKERS; VETERANS; TANF RECIPIENTS; INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, UNBANKED, INDIVIDUALS WITH TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, BI-LINGUAL POPULATIONS AND EX-OFFENDERS. THESE INCLUDE: RESEA - REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED TO UI CLAIMANTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (EUC). REQUIRED JOB SERVICES (RJS), SERVICES THAT AFFORD UI CLAIMANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE SKILLS TO COMPETE FOR HIGH-WAGE JOBS IN EMERGING INDUSTRY SECTORS. THE MISSOURI RESEA PROGRAM FUNDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTS A NEW VISION OF REEMPLOYING UI CLAIMANTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED WORKFORCE SYSTEM. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, UI CLAIMANT RECEIVED ENHANCED SERVICES WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE BETTER JOB CANDIDATES AND TO RETURN TO WORK IN A SHORTER LENGTH OF TIME. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM - IS INTENDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND HELPS THEM TO RETURN TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT PROVIDES TRAINING ASSISTANCE, JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE, AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. VETERANS PROGRAM - MISSOURI CAREER CENTER DVOP AND LVER ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE CAREER CENTERS AND ARE PART OF THE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAMS. DVOP/LVER STAFF ASSISTS VETERANS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AS DEFINED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INTENSIFIED DIRECT SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYER JOB DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THEIR SEPARATE ROLES. THE FULL ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UNDER PRIORITY OF SERVICE; THIS INCLUDES CONNECTION TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, CONNECTION TO SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS, RESUME REVIEWS, FOLLOW-UP AS APPROPRIATE, MATCHING TO EMPLOYER BASE AND MATCHING TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS COMMITTED TO HIRING VETERANS, SUCH AS EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE "SHOW ME HEROES" INITIATIVE. SHOW-ME HEROES - THE SHOW-ME HEROES PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HELPS MISSOURI'S VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE RECONNECT WITH MEANINGFUL CAREERS, AND SHOWCASES MISSOURI EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO DO SO. FUNDING GENERATED OF $30,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH- SPEAKING POPULATION (LEP): DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM - ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS THE DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP). THE DNP IS CO-LOCATED WITHIN THE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THE DNP ENSURES THAT ALL ONE-STOP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE DNP IS TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY LINKING THEM TO EMPLOYERS AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE THEIR ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE. TWO DNP PERSONNEL SERVE CAREER CENTERS LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY & VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY, ASSISTING CUSTOMERS AND STAFF AT THE 1740 PASEO CAREER CENTER, THE NORTHLAND CAREER CENTERS, AND INDEPENDENCE CAREER CENTER. DNP FACILITATES TRAININGS AND PROVIDES DISABILITY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES ARE SERVED EFFECTIVELY. DNP PERSONNEL ALSO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON WORKFORCE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS. FEC DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP) INITIATIVE ASSISTED 311 CUSTOMERS AND HANDLED 638 STAFF REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. BI-LINGUAL OUTREACH - FEC INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. TWO SPANISH-SPEAKING, BI-LINGUAL STAFF COORDINATORS HAVE BEEN HIRED TO SERVE THE SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR LATINO WORKERS. IN ADDITION TO THIS SERVICE FOR LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS (LEP), THE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS UTILIZES LANGUAGE LINK, A MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATIVE SERVICE THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO INTERPRET OVER 150 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: TANF MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) MWA PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE CLIENT IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND NO LONGER DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A REFERRAL BASED PROGRAM. TANF RECIPIENTS ARE REFERRED FROM THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO FEC TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THOSE CLIENTS DEEMED WORK READY. MWA HELPS PARTICIPANTS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKPLACE SKILLS, AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER WORK ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: CLASSROOM TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT, AND CAREER COUNSELING. FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING CLASSES AT LOCAL TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, AND TRAINING ON THE JOB. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 90 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, 64 WERE EMPLOYED 42 FULL TIME AND 22 PART TIME, AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $12.76. FUNDING GENERATED OF $1,422,289. SKILLUP (EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM) MISSOURI FOOD STAMP PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE SKILLUP PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS IN MISSOURI THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE. SKILLUP IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANT AND HELPS PROMOTE EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. EX-OFFENDERS: LINKING TO EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES PRE-RELEASE (LEAP) SPECIALIZED AMERICAN JOB CENTERS (AJCS) KEEP MOVING CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THIS FEC JCDC AJC PROJECT PROVIDES AMERICAN JOB CENTER (AJC) COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO INMATES IN THE CITY-COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PRIOR TO THEIR RELEASE AND LINKS THEM TO A CONTINUUM OF EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING SERVICES POST-RELEASE THROUGH FEC'S LOCAL AJC OFFICES. THIS INITIATIVE WAS FUNDED IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. FEC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE JACKSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEVELOPED AND OPERATED, A JAIL BASED SPECIALIZED AJC ON-SITE FACILITY INSIDE THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN KANSAS CITY AND JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | OTHER SPECIAL CLIENT FOCUSED PROGRAMS: PROSPERITY CENTER FOR FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY (CFO) - THE PROSPERITY CENTER FOR FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY (CFO) IS LOCATED ON THE ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE PROSPERITY CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES FOCUSED ON EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, CAREER IMPROVEMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COACHING, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS ACCESS, SO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN OBTAIN LONG-TERM FINANCIAL HEALTH. PARTNERS INCLUDE: FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KANSAS CITY-ST. JOSEPH, UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION (LISC), AND A HOST OF OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $55,000. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE PROGRAM FACILITATES EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS INTO THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION BY WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS AND UNIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A POOL OF QUALIFIED JOB CANDIDATES THROUGH A NON-EXCLUSIVE REFERRAL SYSTEM. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, WHO FUNDED THE PROJECT, TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS. THROUGH THIS EFFORT FEC HAS RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND PROVIDED INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHO CONDUCTED CITY-WIDE CLEAN-UP OF DEBRIS AND TRASH IN ALLEY WAYS, RIGHT OF WAYS, AND CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. HUNDREDS OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES AND LOTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF DEBRIS GARBAGE AND BRUSH HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND REMOVED FROM THESE CITY PROPERTIES. FEC EXECUTED THIS PROJECT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF CITY LABOR AGREEMENTS WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE REMOVAL OF TRASH, TIRES AND DEBRIS, JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS WORKERS ALSO MOWED AND TRIMMED GRASS, WEEDS, SHRUBS AND TREES AS REQUIRED. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, MORE THAN 217.5 TONS OF DEBRIS ACROSS 342 PROPERTIES WAS COLLECTED IN 2018 AND CLIENTS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT WITH WAGES RANGING FROM $11 PER HOUR TO $38 PER HOUR. KC JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM SERVED 49, ENROLLED IN TRAINING 30, PLACED 15, AVERAGE WAGE $15.62. FUNDING GENERATED OF $300,000. TRANSPORTATION - KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM (KCATA) - FEC HAS WORKED WITH KCATA FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES TO JOB SEEKERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA, TO AREAS NOT SERVICED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DOOR-TO-DOOR TAXI AND VAN SERVICES, TO AND FROM WORK, WHERE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DO NOT OPERATE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 205 MONTHLY PASSES AND 40 ONE-RIDE BUS TICKETS, 2,533 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDER TRIPS FOR 70 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDERS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $160,000. MODOT - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. WILL SUPPORT THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY RECRUITING 15 GREATER KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS TO GAIN TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. FUNDING GENERATED OF $54,738. WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (WANTO) PROGRAM UPDATE - THE WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIPS AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (WANTO) PROGRAM ASSISTS WOMEN WITH ENTERING NON-TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS FOR FEMALES IN THE AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION AND WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS. THIS PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP INDUSTRY-INFORMED TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT CONSIST OF CLASSROOM TRAINING, JOB SHADOWING, AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT YEAR IS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2018. THE GOAL IS TO SERVE 50 WOMEN. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OUTREACH IS 238, 51 WOMEN PARTICIPANTS HAVE ENROLLED IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING ACTIVITIES, WITH 22 COMPLETING, AND 7 ENROLLED IN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING WITH AVERAGE WAGE OF $17.23. FUNDING GENERATED OF $500,000. CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD - THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, AND THE KANSAS CITY AREA UNITED WAY. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROVIDES CAREER SERVICES, SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, PAID INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SEARCH AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PASEO GATEWAY TRANSFORMATION PLAN. FOR THIS INITIATIVE, FEC HIRED THE NEW CAREER NAVIGATOR FOR THE CHOICE PROJECT IN FEBRUARY 2017WHO WAS CO-LOCATED AT THE CHOUTEAU COURT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO JOB READY CUSTOMERS FOR FIVE MONTHS AS TENANTS OFFICIALLY MOVED OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PERIOD: FEBRUARY 2017 JUNE 2017, 65 CUSTOMERS WERE REFERRED BY HOUSING AUTHORITY CASE MANAGERS, INITIAL INTERVIEWS COMPLETED TO DETERMINE JOB READINESS OF56, A TOTAL OF 19 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS THAT EARNED WAGES RANGING FROM A LOW OF $8.50 UP TO A HIGH OF $17.00 AN HOUR. THE OVERALL AVERAGE WAGE GENERATED WAS $10.45. FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2018 , OUT OF THE 81 REFERRALS RECEIVED, 47 ATTENDED HIRING EVENTS AND 37 PARTICIPANTS BEGAN WORKING FULL-TIME, 32-40 HOURS PER WEEK, WITH SALARY RANGES FROM $8.50 - $18.00 PER HOURS FROM $7.50 - $20.00 PER HOURS. A TOTAL OF 19 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS AS INDICATED BELOW IN THE ATTACHED TABLES, AND EARNED WAGES RANGING A LOW OF $8.50 UP TO A HIGH OF $20.00 AN HOUR AND AN OVERALL AVERAGE WAGE GENERATED WAS $11.20. LEVERAGED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS IN THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS. ALL PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN ANY CAREER CENTER FROM THE PASEO GATEWAY NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH INCLUDED ZIP CODES 64106, 64127, AND 64124. LEVERAGED CLIENT PLACEMENT, A TOTAL OF 53 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS AND EARNED WAGES RANGING FROM A LOW OF $7.25 UP TO A HIGH OF $42.00 AN HOUR AND AN OVERALL AVERAGE WAGE GENERATED WAS $13.23. THE TOTAL LEVERAGED DOLLARS FOR 2017 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR 88 CLIENTS WAS $467,039.13. THE TOTAL LEVERAGED DOLLARS FOR 2018 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR 48 CLIENTS WAS $30,005.71. FUNDING GENERATED OF $68,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THROUGH INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR INITIATIVES - FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOSCIENCES, FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECTORS. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2017-18. TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR - FEC DEVELOPED STRATEGIES FOR AND ALLOCATED RESOURCES BY GENERATING FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SPECIAL FOCUS TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING HEALTH SCIENCES & SERVICES BIOSCIENCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTHCARE SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE) - THIS GRANT WAS BASED ON SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE WITH A 5 YEAR, $5 MILLION GRANT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (HPOG) GRANT WAS TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN SUCCESSFULLY ENTERING OR ADVANCING IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, IN OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED AN EVIDENCED BASED METHODOLOGICALLY RIGOROUS RANDOM ASSIGNMENT STUDY DESIGN RESEARCH EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY ABT ASSOCIATES AND THE URBAN INSTITUTE. FEC SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED IN 2015 WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE) LOCATED IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO. TO BE AWARDED A SECOND FIVE YEAR (SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020) $14 MILLION HPOG GRANT. THE HPOG GRANT, ADMINISTERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO TANF RECIPIENTS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR OCCUPATIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. COLLABORATING PARTNERS FROM KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, AND CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONS WILL EXPAND AND REPLICATE MODEL COMPONENTS OF THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY (FEC) 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE WORKS PROGRAM. THE PROJECT'S PARTNERS INCLUDE FEC, ST. LOUIS AGENCY ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (SLATE), AND CENTRAL REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS (CWIB). THE TARGET POPULATION ARE TANF RECIPIENTS, OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS, AND OTHER MINORITY POPULATIONS. HPOG PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES NEEDED TO SECURE POSITIONS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, ULTIMATELY LEADING THESE INDIVIDUALS ON A PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE TOTAL NUMBER ENROLLED IN HITE WAS 158, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 140, THE NUMBER COMPLETE HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 144, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN A HEALTHCARE WAS 141 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $19.25, FUNDING GENERATED OF $5,184,185. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: TECHHIRE - THE GREATER KANSAS CITY TECHNOLOGY CAREER COLLABORATION (GKCTCC) PROGRAM WILL SERVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, 17-29, WITH BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHO LACK THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORK EXPERIENCES AND/OR SKILL LEVEL NECESSARY TO SECURE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN MIDDLE OR HIGH-SKILL JOBS. WORKING WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES FROM THE TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR THIS PROJECT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, GKCTCC PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY COMPETENCY/SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO EACH INDUSTRY AND WORK WITH THE TRAINING PROVIDERS TO CUSTOMIZE CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC), OPERATOR OF TWO AJC WORKFORCE REGIONS AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE KANSAS CITY & VICINITY, THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, WILL PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS THE MISSOURI/KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS, SUCH AS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ENTRY INTO H-1B CAREERS FOR 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29 YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITIES OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, AND CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, AN AREA COVERING 3,000 SQUARE MILES. FIVE HUNDRED OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED WILL BE UNEMPLOYED, DISLOCATED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS, IN LOWER-SKILL, LOWER-WAGE, AND FRONT-LINE JOBS IN NEED OF UP-SKILLING. THESE YOUNG ADULTS WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A TRAINING MODEL THAT INTEGRATES CREDENTIALED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS CLASSROOM TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCES AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED JOB PLACEMENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING CAREER-O-RAMA'S, JOB FAIRS AND HIRING EVENTS. THE EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH FEC HAVE AGREED TO BE WORKPLACE LABORATORIES, AGREEING TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO REALIZE MORE ACCELERATED, EFFICIENT, AND IMPROVED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT WILL IMPACT NEW HIRES AS WELL AS LOW PAID AND UNSKILLED FRONTLINE WORKERS PRESENTLY IN THEIR EMPLOY. 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE SERVED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29 YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, 1,800 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES, 1,500 PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE A DEGREE OR OTHER CREDENTIAL, 900 UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.50. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 1,016, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 410, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 382, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 254 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $16.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $4,250,000. AMERICA'S PROMISE GRANT - FEC WAS AWARDED A 4 YEAR $1.2 MILLION GRANT AWARD AS A MEMBER OF THE COMPETE MIDWEST AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE, TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, COMPUTERIZED CAREER ASSESSMENTS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 300 PARTICIPANTS PURSUING H-1B OCCUPATIONS IN SECTORS SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WAREHOUSE/LOGISTICS, AND BUSINESS/FINANCIAL SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER MAJOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES: EMPLOY MILWAUKEE, ST. LOUIS AGENCY OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, THE NORTHWEST INDIANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SOUTHWEST OHIO REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP/BUILDING INDUSTRY GROUP, SKILLED TRADES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (BIG STEP), COUNCIL FOR ADULT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND IT TRAINING ORGANIZATION PER SCHOLAS. OVERALL, $6 MILLION DOLLARS WAS AWARDED TO THE ENTIRE CONSORTIUM, WITH MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN LEVERAGED FUNDING DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THIS MAJOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC EFFORT. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 518, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 142, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 116, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 26 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $18.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $1,080,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | YOUTH PROGRAMS - GOALS: FEC'S WIOA YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE OR CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO 262 YOUTH IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC). YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY TRAINING (SUCH AS AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 4-YEAR COLLEGES, APPRENTICESHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS) AND/OR THE MILITARY. OF THOSE YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM, 130 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 80 PLACEMENTS WERE MADE AND 79 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $11.75. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, FEC GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $6.9 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. SUMMER JOBS LEAGUE - IS A PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY GOVERNOR'S FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSOURI FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION, WHICH WAS CREATED FOR MISSOURI'S EMERGING WORKFORCE, AGES 16 TO 24, DISCONNECTED YOUTH, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, THOSE MOST AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT, YOUTH IN AND AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, YOUTH OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF COURT INVOLVEMENT, HOMELESS, RUNAWAY YOUTH, CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, MIGRANT YOUTH, NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS. THE FEC KCV AND EJAC WDBS PROGRAMS COMBINED PAID WORK EXPERIENCE WITH AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, SERVED 341. FUNDING GENERATED OF $897,964. COMBAT 2017 - PREVENTION THE COMBAT PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY ANTI-DRUG SALES TAX, TARGETS JUVENILES IN TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION, AND THOSE AT-RISK, EX-OFFENDERS AGES 18-24 WHO ARE: UNEMPLOYED, REENTERING THE POPULATION, ON PROBATION, AND/OR HAVE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS WHOSE PRIMARY OFFENSES ARE DRUG-RELATED. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES THROUGH DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THIS POPULATION THROUGH RECRUITMENT, JOB SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT, TRAINING THROUGH CAREER CLINICS, BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION AND ONLINE JOB SEARCHES, AND ULTIMATELY, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER GOALS TO OBTAIN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CONNECT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO SHORT-TERM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FUNDING GENERATED OF $40,000. THE HICKMAN MILLS CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECT AT RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL - THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. (FEC), THE HICKMAN MILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALTCAP, AND NORTHPOINT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FEC OFFER WORK-SKILLS TRAINING COURSES AFTER SCHOOL TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AT RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. THESE COURSES PROVIDES INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS FOR IN-DEMAND JOBS IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. TRAINING IS ON-SITE, AFTER SCHOOL ELIMINATING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND REDUCES ABSENTEEISM. THE FIRST COURSE OFFERED THROUGH THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP IS THE WAREHOUSE JUMPSTART CERTIFICATE INCLUDES: OSHA 10 TRAINING, FORKLIFT SAFETY TRAINING, AND FORKLIFT OPERATION TRAINING ALONG WITH OTHER CAREER READINESS TRAINING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI CERTIFICATE. THIS INVESTMENT WILL PAY FOR TUITION AND INTERNSHIPS FOR 20 ELIGIBLE RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. FUNDING GENERATED OF $100,000. |
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